Name: Asus RT-BE96U
Brand: Asus

Key specs

Wi‑Fi: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Weight: 4.12 lb (1.87 kg)
Power: AC 110–240V; DC 19 V / 3.42 A or 19.5 V / 3.33 A

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The RT-BE96U is a tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router with two 10Gb ports (one RJ45, one SFP+), a 2.5Gb port and gigabit LAN ports. It supports mesh with other compatible routers and includes free security tools. Reviewers praised its speed and features; it is large and the interface is dense.

Best for

Power users with multi-gig internet.

Not for

Anyone who wants a compact router.

Main strengthTri-band Wi-Fi 7

Main weaknessLarge antenna-studded body

Reasons to buy

Tri-band Wi-Fi 7

Two 10Gb ports including SFP+

Free built-in security tools

Mesh support

Reasons to avoid

Large antenna-studded body

Dense interface

Runs warm

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Full specifications

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Ports: 1× 10G WAN/LAN + 1× 1G WAN/LAN + 3× 1G LAN + 1× 10G LAN; USB 3.2 Gen1 ×1 + USB 2.0 ×1
Wifi Bands: Tri-band: 6 GHz 11529 Mbps + 5 GHz 5764 Mbps + 2.4 GHz 1376 Mbps (BE19000)
Wifi Standard: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)

New Connection Notifications: Yes
Configuration Backup Restore: Yes

Web Interface: Yes
Time Machine: Yes
Speed Tests: No
Snmp: No
Samba: Yes
Sms Send Receive: No
Qos: Yes
Media Sharing: Yes
Ios App: Yes
Ftp: Yes
Ddns: Yes
Cli: Yes
Cellular Backup: No
Android App: Yes
Access Point Mode: Yes

Flash memory: 256 MB

Bandwidth: Up to 320 MHz
MIMO: 4×4 (2.4 / 5 / 6 GHz)

RAM: 2 GB
Buttons: WPS, Reset, Power, LED on/off
Chipset: 2.6 GHz quad-core
Weight: 4.12 lb (1.87 kg)
Dimensions: 350.6 × 350.6 × 217.6 mm

Weight: 1870 g

Wan Sfp Ports: 0
Wan Sfp Plus Ports: 0
Wan Port Count: 2
Wan Failover: Yes
Wan 1 Gbps Ports: 1
Usb 3: 1
Usb 2: 1
Total Ports: 6
Multi Wan: Yes
Lan Sfp Ports: 0
Lan Sfp Plus Ports: 0
Lan Port Count: 6
Lan Link Aggregation: Yes
Lan 1 Gbps Ports: 4
2.5 Gbps WAN-capable ports: 0
2.5 Gbps LAN ports: 0
10 Gbps WAN-capable ports: 1
10 Gbps LAN-capable ports: 2

Wireguard Vpn: Yes
Vpn Server: Yes
Vpn Client: Yes
Pptp Vpn: Yes
Open Vpn: Yes
L2tp Ipsec Vpn: Yes
Iot Network: Yes
Guest Network: Yes
Firewall: Yes
Block Content: Yes

Power: AC 110–240V; DC 19 V / 3.42 A or 19.5 V / 3.33 A
Form Factor: Gaming Wi-Fi router
Security: AiProtection Pro; WPA/WPA2/WPA3 Personal & Enterprise
Thread Border Router: No
Matter Controller: No

Product Segment: BE19000 (1376 + 5764 + 11529 Mbps)
Transmit / Receive: 2.4 GHz 4×4; 5 GHz 4×4; 6 GHz 4×4
QAM: 4096-QAM
Max Channel Width: 320 MHz
OFDMA: Yes
MU-MIMO: Yes
Wpa3 Encryption: Yes
Wifi Pause Schedules: Yes
Wi-Fi 7: Yes
Wi-Fi 6E: Yes
Wi-Fi 6: Yes
Wi-Fi 5: Yes
Mlo: Yes
Mesh Wifi: Yes
Mesh Standard: AiMesh
Max Wifi Speed: 19 Gbps
Internal Antennas: 0
Instant Wifi Pause: Yes
External Antennas: 8
6 Ghz Speed: 11529 Mbps
6 GHz bands: 1
5 Ghz Speed: 5764 Mbps
5 GHz bands: 1
2.4 GHz bands: 1
2 4 Ghz Speed: 1376 Mbps

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